Remaking My Garage

Through my own neglect, indifference and laziness, my garage had become an absolute embarrassment. For whatever reason, I finally decided that enough was enough and have undertaken a mammoth (for me) overhaul - complete with an annexation of some equally cluttered and unfinished basement space and a new laundry/utility room.

Here's the chute after I modified it in preparation for the remodel. It used to just drop straight through the ceiling from the hall bathroom above. I wanted to reroute it slightly to have the clothes drop closer to the washer but, due to conditions beyond my control, 8" X 8" ducting was as big as I could make it from initially. I didn't want to try too drastic a bend for fear of choking it up so I settled for a trasition piece in 14" X 8" that 'nudged' the outlet over about 6".